Home-school ice skating

Local home-schoolers take part in Learn To Skate at Germain Arena, hosted by Southwest Florida Homeschooling Families. Learn To Skate lessons run in eight-week consecutive sessions throughout the year. The home-schooled group has met once a week with Learn To Skate instructors for the past four years. The next Southwest Florida Homeschooling Families event is an information fair, which will be held on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m at the Bonita Springs Fire Station at 27701 Bonita Grand Drive. For more information call 239-352-2002.

Karalynn Rowley, 8, center, huddles with other home-schooled students in her ice skating class to listen to the instructor Thursday, during the last of day of an eight-week course at Germain Arena. The local volunteer-based group Southwest Florida Homeschooling Families hosted the weekly lessons. The lessons are part of Learn To Skate, which run in eight-week consecutive sessions throughout the year. The home-schooled group has met once a week with Learn To Skate instructors for the past four years. The next Southwest Florida Homeschooling Families event is an information fair, which will be held on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m at the Bonita Springs Fire Station at 27701 Bonita Grand Drive. For more information call 239-352-2002. Lexey Swall-Bobay/Staff

Carolyn Tonidandel, right, an instructor for Learn To Skate, teaches the "beginning freestyle" group of students on the last of day of an eight-week course at Germain Arena. The local volunteer-based group Southwest Florida Homeschooling Families hosted the weekly lessons. The lessons are part of Learn To Skate, which run in eight-week consecutive sessions throughout the year. The home-schooled group has met once a week with Learn To Skate instructors for the past four years. The next Southwest Florida Homeschooling Families event is an information fair, which will be held on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m at the Bonita Springs Fire Station at 27701 Bonita Grand Drive. For more information call 239-352-2002. Lexey Swall-Bobay/Staff

Carolyn Tonidandel, right, an instructor for Learn To Skate, teaches the "beginning freestyle" group of students on the last of day of an eight-week course at Germain Arena. The local volunteer-based group Southwest Florida Homeschooling Families hosted the weekly lessons. The lessons are part of Learn To Skate, which run in eight-week consecutive sessions throughout the year. The home-schooled group has met once a week with Learn To Skate instructors for the past four years. The next Southwest Florida Homeschooling Families event is an information fair, which will be held on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m at the Bonita Springs Fire Station at 27701 Bonita Grand Drive. For more information call 239-352-2002. Lexey Swall-Bobay/Staff

Carolyn Tonidandel, right, an instructor for Learn To Skate, teaches the "beginning freestyle" group of students on the last of day of an eight-week course at Germain Arena. The local volunteer-based group Southwest Florida Homeschooling Families hosted the weekly lessons. The lessons are part of Learn To Skate, which run in eight-week consecutive sessions throughout the year. The home-schooled group has met once a week with Learn To Skate instructors for the past four years. The next Southwest Florida Homeschooling Families event is an information fair, which will be held on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m at the Bonita Springs Fire Station at 27701 Bonita Grand Drive. For more information call 239-352-2002. Lexey Swall-Bobay/Staff

Kandis Eckloff, left, director of Learn To Skate, teaches a beginners group on the last of day of an eight-week course at Germain Arena. The local volunteer-based group Southwest Florida Homeschooling Families hosted the weekly lessons. The lessons are part of Learn To Skate, which run in eight-week consecutive sessions throughout the year. The home-schooled group has met once a week with Learn To Skate instructors for the past four years. The next Southwest Florida Homeschooling Families event is an information fair, which will be held on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m at the Bonita Springs Fire Station at 27701 Bonita Grand Drive. For more information call 239-352-2002. Lexey Swall-Bobay/Staff

Kandis Eckloff, left, director of Learn To Skate, gives instruction to Alannah O'Connor, 10, of Ireland, during O'Connor's first day on the ice at Germain Arena. The local volunteer-based group Southwest Florida Homeschooling Families hosted the weekly lessons. The lessons are part of Learn To Skate, which run in eight-week consecutive sessions throughout the year. The home-schooled group has met once a week with Learn To Skate instructors for the past four years. The next Southwest Florida Homeschooling Families event is an information fair, which will be held on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m at the Bonita Springs Fire Station at 27701 Bonita Grand Drive. For more information call 239-352-2002. Lexey Swall-Bobay/Staff

Karalynn Rowley, 8, practices a spin Thursday, the last of day of an eight-week Learn To Skate course at Germain Arena. The local volunteer-based group Southwest Florida Homeschooling Families hosted the weekly lessons. The lessons are part of Learn To Skate, which run in eight-week consecutive sessions throughout the year. The home-schooled group has met once a week with Learn To Skate instructors for the past four years. The next Southwest Florida Homeschooling Families event is an information fair, which will be held on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m at the Bonita Springs Fire Station at 27701 Bonita Grand Drive. For more information call 239-352-2002. Lexey Swall-Bobay/Staff

Arissa Gratkowski, 13, practices a sit-spin Thursday, the last of day of an eight-week Learn To Skate course at Germain Arena. The local volunteer-based group Southwest Florida Homeschooling Families hosted the weekly lessons. The lessons are part of Learn To Skate, which run in eight-week consecutive sessions throughout the year. The home-schooled group has met once a week with Learn To Skate instructors for the past four years. The next Southwest Florida Homeschooling Families event is an information fair, which will be held on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m at the Bonita Springs Fire Station at 27701 Bonita Grand Drive. For more information call 239-352-2002. Lexey Swall-Bobay/Staff